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Phoenix hopes to add value with a TruePress 544

Phoenix Colour Print in Leicester is installing a Screen TruePress 544 at the end of this month and will use it to offer complementary services to its existing customer base

Poor show for telecoms hits Presstek

The telecoms slump has hit Presstek, with subsidiary Lasertel expecting losses of around 2.2m ($3m) for the second quarter

Seeger quits Agfa over future plans

Agfa president and chief executive Klaus Seeger has left the firm over disagreements with the board of directors over the direction of the company

Stationers look for an e-future

Questions were plentiful but answers few at the Stationers Trade and Industry Forum "e-books, can we read their future?"

Busch UK office ahead in sales

Busch Graphic Machinery has announced sales of pile turners to KBA and the Central Bank of Ireland to handle the new euro notes

Openshaw set to offer Nomini Eprint software

Openshaw has signed up with Finnish firm Nomini Networks to sell its internet-based print ordering software Eprint

Wincanton puts 2m into kit

Wincanton Print has invested 2m in new equipment and appointed a new sales representative in a bid to increase its 4m turnover

TL Visuals buys one of three new 12-colour SM 102s

Heidelberg UK has taken orders for three more 12-colour Speedmaster 102s

Union favours new consultation laws

The GPMU has welcomed European legislation that will force companies to consult employees before any decisions on redundancies or closures are taken

Donnelley USA suffers, UK OK

RR Donnelley has blamed weaker-than-expected demand for an 8% fall in projected earnings per share

Opus will not buy CGNU inplant

Opus Trust will not go ahead with the purchase of CGNUs Basildon print inplant

Wyndeham sales up, profit is down

Wyndeham has announced a major monthly magazine contract win as it released its preliminary results for the year to 31 March

Duncan kit is to be sold to raise funds

Grafitec has been enlisted to sell Duncan Web Offsets presses, and has already had 20 enquiries about its 48pp MAN Roland Lithoman IV

Light Brigade to take delivery of digital Eagle 44

Chertsey-based graphic specialist Light Brigade has ordered an Inca Digital Eagle 44 flatbed wide-format digital printer

Site helps spot counterfeits

Worldwide Security Exchange has launched a website as a global resource for counterfeit detection and brand protection